Those with higher body mass indexes, low activity levels and fruit and vegetable consumption were associated with poorer cognitive functioning. (sciencedaily.com)
With this, links can be made to very poor cognitive function, and lack of attention. (ahealthblog.com)
«Regardless if cognitive impairments precede substance use or vice versa, poorer cognitive functioning negatively impacts daily life and may cause lack of insight into one's substance use as a source of problems, impeding treatment utilization or decreasing the likelihood of effective treatment,» said senior author Deborah Hasin, PhD, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health professor of Epidemiology and in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center. (sciencedaily.com)